Arabel
Juan Pujol García, also known as Joan Pujol i García, was a Spanish spy who worked as a double agent loyal to the United Kingdom against Nazi Germany during World War II, when he relocated to Britain to carry out fictitious spying activities for the Germans.
Meaning & Origin of Arabel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Juan Pujol García, also known as Joan Pujol i García, was a Spanish spy who worked as a double agent loyal to the United Kingdom against Nazi Germany during World War II, when he relocated to Britain to carry out fictitious spying activities for the Germans.
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The Story of Arabel
Arabel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 16 Arabels were born — ranking #7,265 that year. As of 2026, Arabel ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 167 Arabels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arabel
Arabel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 167 births in the dataset. Arabel's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #7,265. Use the chart and map above to compare Arabel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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